GRE Word List

RIDDLE

a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum

The meaning of the word riddle is a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum.

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vindicateto free from allegation or blame
propinquitynearness of blood : kinship
gratiswithout charge or recompense : free
takeoffa rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket
marto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
subornto induce secretly to do an unlawful thing
alleviaterelieve
diffidencethe quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident
irrevocablenot possible to revoke : unalterable
opportunesuitable or convenient for a particular occurrence